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Ignite Galveston

We are taking part in the global movement proven to improve health and well-being for entire communities, cities, and counties. This new way of thinking and working will enhance the places we live, work, learn, and play.

UTMB is partnering with Blue Zones and local island leaders to help everyone in Galveston—residents, visitors, and workers alike—to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Together, we’re enhancing well-being by creating a community that supports better habits, reduces chronic disease, and boosts quality of life and life expectancy for all.

UTMB provides its communities with the highest quality care through cutting-edge research and innovative clinical programs. Their focus on lifestyle medicine and community well-being helps prevent and even reverse chronic disease. By supporting healthier environments, encouraging well-being policies, and fostering strong social connections, we’re working to make life better—and healthier—for everyone in Galveston.

Blue Zones is the proven innovator for improving the well-being of large populations, with remarkable success in businesses, cities, and states across America.

In this phase, Blue Zones global experts are performing a Readiness Assessment, a structured exploration of Galveston. They are working with our local community health leaders and organizations to learn and assess the state of our well-being. Becoming a Blue Zones Community is a three-phase process, and the Readiness Assessment is the first step.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch Launches Blue Zones Ignite™ to Improve Well-Being in Galveston

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READINESS ASSESSMENT
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READINESS ASSESSMENT

Blue Zones experts will collaborate with leaders to assess readiness and build a plan for change. During this period, we will: educate and mobilize local leaders and residents, evaluate the community’s current state of well-being, identify the highest priority strengths, challenges and opportunities, and produce and present a plan for community transformation.

FREE TOOLS

Blue Zones engages individual community members through online health and well-being assessments, the True Vitality® Test and the True Happiness® Test, and an interactive Blue Zones® Life Plan. All are available for free to all community members as part of the program. These customized online tools are designed to help raise individual awareness surrounding personal health and well-being, with the goal of increasing overall life expectancy.

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MEET THE EXPERTS

The Blue Zones team is comprised of a range of inspirational, innovative community transformation and well-being experts.

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“In an age when poor health seems so intractable, you’ve taken this community from a place of resignation to a place of hope.”

Dr. Vivek Murthy

U.S. Surgeon General after his orientation to the Blue Zones work in the Beach Cities, California

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Join the movement that will make healthy choices easier in Galveston. Together, we can make our community a healthier, happier place to live, work, and play.

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Life Radius

Blue Zones transformations focus on optimizing the Life Radius or the area close to home where we spend 90 percent of our lives.

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POWER 9

Residents of the original blue zones regions live in very different parts of the world. Yet they have nine commonalities that lead to longer, healthier lives.

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